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AP Physics 2
12.2 Magnetism and Moving Charges
12.1 Magnetic Fields
AdvancedMCQProportional AnalysisConceptual23k
A vertical long straight wire lies along the y-axis, with an upward arrow labeled I indicating electric current flowing in the +y-direction. To the right of the wire on the positive x-axis, at position (d,0), a small circle with a plus sign represents a positively charged particle labeled +q. An arrow labeled v_0 originates at the particle and points horizontally to the left, directly toward the wire. A coordinate system with a horizontal x-axis and vertical y-axis is shown in the corner. No magnetic field lines, forces, or trajectories are drawn. No other labels, lines, text, or axes appear.
Charged particle moving toward a current-carrying wire.
A long, straight wire aligned with the \(y\)-axis carries a constant electric current \(I\) in the \(+y\)-direction. A particle with positive charge \(+q\) is initially located at position \((d, 0)\) on the positive \(x\)-axis and is launched with velocity \(\vec{v}_0\) directed toward the wire in the \(-x\)-direction. As the particle travels closer to the wire, which option correctly describes how the local radius of curvature of the particle's trajectory and its kinetic energy change?

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